Microsoft has accused Google of bypassing IE privacy preferences to track users as they surf the web, but Google says the workaround is necessary for modern web features such as Facebook 'Like' buttons

Facebook products in the past have created controversy over privacy, but people get used to new features that initially scare them, founder Mark Zuckerberg has told the e-G8 Forum.Facebook services which have increasingly allowed 'friends' to keep track of each other have drawn criticism from users, who then begin to use them, Zuckerberg told the e-G8 Forum conference on Wednesday.

Among the most significant new features in Internet Explorer 9 is a framework for giving users more control over their online privacy. I downloaded the first four Tracking Protection Lists and took a close look inside each one. What I found might surprise you.

Microsoft will be providing to its partners the "Mango" update (Windows Phone OS 7.X) with an IE 9-based browser this summer, so they can get it to users by fall/holiday 2011. What does it mean, exactly, that Microsoft will have IE9 on a smartphone?